This book is a solid companion piece to The 1619 Project, even though they are not expressly connected. I mentioned in a review for that book that it’s clearly positioned as part of a conversation, not the conversation itself. The structure of the book is to take big thematic historical essays about topics or concepts and trace them through history from the far past through time to the present. In addition, there are lots of interpolations of poetry and facts to supplement the essays. This book works […]